It has now been a year since the sector champions initiative begun. The champions’ goal is to work towards a more inclusive society and to help tackle issues faced by disabled people.
The Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work announced the new sector champions at Channel 4.
“The sector champions have been doing some fantastic work over the past year to improve accessibility and inclusion for disabled customers,” said Sarah Newton, Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work.
Since the champions initiative started last year, champions have so far worked hard to provide shops and airports with a toolkit to help them become more accessible to disabled customers.
“I’m delighted to announce the addition of a new champion for the arts and culture sector,” continued saying Newton. “We know that disabled people are often under-represented in arts and culture, both as customers and as employees. By showing businesses the importance of making disabled customers a priority, our new arts and culture champion will help to ensure disabled people can enjoy activities that many others take for granted.”
The latest additions to the list of champions for the arts and culture sector is Andrew Miller who has vast experience in the world of art and culture business. He is determined to continue to tackle issues that disabled people face day to day and ensure that the arts and culture world is more inclusive and accessible.
“Attitudes to disability are being transformed across the cultural sector, but my appointment to this role signifies more needs to be done,” said Andrew Miller. “I am looking forward to working with the Minister, artists, cultural organisations, umbrella bodies, funders and HE institutions to address outstanding access issues, improve training, increase levels of employment and disabled leadership, and to ensure there is no place left for discrimination to hide in this sector.”
There is around 13m people with disabilities in the UK and yet there is still much to be done to make sure that arts and culture businesses are fully accessible to them.
> Naomi Round
New Champion for Arts and Culture to Support Rights of Disabled Consumers
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